Transcript Professional Development Awards

UUP and CSEA Contract
Updates and Highlights
Human Resources
2004
COMPENSATION
UUP
Nancy Battaglia
Assistant Director/Payroll and
Appointment Processing
UUP Across the Board (ATB)
Increases-Article 20
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$800 bonus upon ratification, pro-rated for
part-time (paid in check of 7/28/2004)
 2.50% ATB/1.00% Discretionary for 2004 to
be paid as an ATB
– All non-faculty to be paid in check of 8/11/2004
– 21P and eligible BIW Faculty to be paid in check
of 9/8/2004
– 26P Faculty to be paid in check of 9/22/2004
UUP – Across the Board (ATB)
Increases
2.75% ATB/1.00% discretionary
increase in 2005
 3.00% ATB/1.00% discretionary
increase in 2006 and
 $800 increase on Base Salary on
07/01/2007 and 1% discretionary
increase in 2007
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UUP – Other Compensation
Inconvenience Pay: Increase from
$500 to $550 per year
 Increase to Base Salary: $500
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– Eligibility:
• Employees who have been granted permanent
or continuing appointment effective on or
before 4/1/2007
• Employees who have received a second fiveyear term appointment under Article XI, Title A,
of the Policies of the Board of Trustees
effective on or before 4/1/2007
UUP – Other Compensation
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Increase to Base Salary: $500
(continued)
Distribution:
• Shall be effective 4/1/2007 and
shall occur no later than 4/30/2007
• Employees who receive such
appointments effective after
4/01/2007 but effective on or before
July 1, 2007 shall also receive such
payment, the distribution of such
shall occur as soon as practical
Contract Changes
UUP
Jennifer Bowen
Director, Employee Relations
Professional Development
Awards – Article 21
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15% of labor/management funds for
Professional Development Individual
Awards dedicated to part-time
employees
Professional Meetings –
Article 27
Departments are encouraged to make
funds available for attendance at
professional meetings
 No charge to accruals for attendance at
meetings or training required by or
funded by the University
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Personnel Files
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SUNY is encouraging campuses to
remove counseling memos, upon the
request of the employee, after three
years under appropriate circumstances
Evaluative File – Article 31
Employees are given five working days
to review evaluative file prior to a
decision on nonrenewal
 Notice to employees advising of this
right must specify date, time and
location for review
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Appendix C Titles
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New title series under Article XI of the
Policies of the Board of Trustees for
major fundraising positions
Part-time appointments –
Appendix A-30
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Term appointments for part-time faculty
are to be made for a full year as
opposed to one semester
Leave Donation
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Non-family members can now donate
across agency lines for vacation
donation
Compensation
CSEA
Nancy Battaglia
Assistant Director, Payroll and
Appointment Processing
CSEA – Across the Board
Increases
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$800 bonus upon ratification, pro-rated for
part-time (paid in check of 6/30/2004)
2.50% increase in April, 2004 (to be paid in
check of 7/28/2004)
2.75% increase in April, 2005
3.00% increase in April, 2006 and
$800 increase on Base Salary on 03/31/2007
CSEA – Other Compensation
Inconvenience Pay: Increase from
$500 to $550 per year
 Holiday Pay: For the Thanksgiving and
Christmas holidays – holiday pay AND
compensatory time earned at time and
one-half
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CSEA – Other Compensation
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Overtime Meal Allowance: Increased
from $5 to $5.50 per meal. No longer
necessary to be contiguous. Less than
full-time employees are eligible when
they meet the same criteria as full-time
employees
CSEA – Other Compensation
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Compensatory Time for Overtime Worked
– Effective: January 1, 2005
– Eligibility: Grade 22 and below
– Allow for eligible employees to choose
compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay for
hours worked over 40 in a week
– Earn 1.5 hours of compensatory time for every
hour of overtime worked
– Allowed to accumulate to a maximum of 120 hours
– Cash-out value is at the rate of pay earned at the
time of liquidation
– Three year pilot program; employee may choose
to participate for a one year period at a time
Contract Changes
CSEA
Robinette Woods
Assistant Director, Employee Relations
Health and Safety - Article 15
Increase of current amount by 5%
retroactive
 CSEA and the State agreed to discuss
five specific safety and health issues in
the Statewide Committee:
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– Workplace temperatures, imminent danger
situations, minimizing/eliminating hazards,
ergonomics, and workplace security
Out of Title Work - Article 24
Employees are no longer required to
file additional Out of Title grievances
when management fails to cease the
Out of Title assignment/s
 Agencies can extend payment for two
three month periods
 After six months of extended work,
Agency must go to GOER for a final
extension payment
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Seniority (OSU) - Article 44
Added clarifying language with respect
to breaks in service
 Approved leaves of absence shall not
constitute breaks in service:
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-Military leave, maternity leave, child rearing
leave, probationary leave
Seniority (ASU) - Article 44
Includes clarifying language for
uninterrupted permanent State service
 The definition of seniority is permanent
State service without a break of more
than one year, unless on an approved
leave of absence
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Uniform Maintenance Allowance
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Institutional Services Unit (ISU):
– Added title of Medical Office Assistant
– Increased to $48 for Part-Time Employees
and $68 for Full–Time Employees
– Work related clothing allowance increased
to $38 from $30
Work-related Clothing Allowance
(OSU) - Article 49
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Increased to $52 per employee from
$44
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Tools: $175 annual allowance from
$150
Leave Donation
Non family members can now donate
across agency lines
 Effective upon ratification and expires
on March 31, 2007 unless management
and the Union agree to extension
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Benefits Update
UUP and CSEA
Elizabeth Dundon
Manager, Benefits Administration and
Time and Attendance
Sick Leave Credit for Retirement
for CSEA and UUP
The number of days of accrued sick
leave that can be applied toward
retirement State service for employees
enrolled in the Teachers’ or the
Employees’ Retirement System will
increase from 165 days to 200 days
 This will equate to approximately 6.66
months of state service
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Domestic Partner Coverage
Effective January 1, 2005, an employee
may enroll a domestic partner after they
have been in the partnership for at least
six months (previously one year)
 There will now be a one year waiting
period from the termination date of the
previous partner’s coverage before an
employee may again enroll a domestic
partner (previously two years)
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Dependent Care Advantage
Account (DCAA)
DCAA is continued to allow employees
to put money away pre-tax through
payroll deductions for child care, elder
care or disabled care
 The State will contribute between $200
and $600 on an income sensitive sliding
scale
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DCAA (con’t)
Gross Salary
Employer Contribution
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Up to $35,000
$35,001 to $45,000
$45,001 to $55,000
$55,001 to $65,000
Over $65,000
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$600
$500
$400
$300
$200
Health Care Spending Account
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Effective July 1, 2004, Over-the-Counter
(OTC) Drug Expenses are reimbursable
through the HCSA for certain bargaining
units:
– CSEA
– M/C
– UUP
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Working to implement a debit card for this
account
OTC Eligible Expenses
Allergy Remedies
 Antacids
 Cold Remedies
 Pain Remedies
 See the web at:
http://www.flexspend.state.ny.us/
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Health Insurance Changes
ID cards for the Empire Plan will no
longer have the employee’s social
security number
 HMOs will follow in the next year
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Empire Plan
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Co-payment for office visit to increase
effective 1/1/05
– CSEA - $12
– UUP - $15
Maternity and Childrearing
Leave
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Leave for seven months can be delayed if
child is required to remain hospitalized after
birth
 If leave begins and the child is required to be
hospitalized the seven month leave can be
suspended for a single continuous period
 Entitlement to leave expires one year from
date of birth
CSEA Employees Only
The following information is for CSEA
represented employees only
 This includes ASU, ISU and OSU
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Productivity Enhancement Program
(PEP)
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Eligible CSEA employees may
exchange previously accrued vacation
credits and/ or personal leave for a
dollar credit to be applied toward the
employee share of their health
insurance premium
PEP Eligibility
In a salary grade below grade 18
 Have vacation/personal leave balance
of 8 days or more
 Enrolled in Empire Plan or an HMO
 Will be pro-rated for part-time
employees
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PEP – Pilot Program
The pilot program for 2004 is from
August 2 until August 27, 2004
 Memos were sent out to eligible
employees on August 2, 2004.
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PEP – (con’t)
Enrollment for 2005 will be in November
2004
 Exchange 3 days for $400 credit
 Applied toward NYSHIP premiums for
1/1/05 to 12/31/05
 HRS will notify eligible employees via a
memo
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PEP - (con’t)
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This program will be extended into
2006 and will expire 12/31/06 unless
the union and management agree to
extend it
Sick Leave Accumulation-Article 10
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Up to a total of 200 sick leave credits
can be used for both retirement service
credit and to pay for health insurance in
retirement
Sick Leave at Half-Pay-Article 10
No waiting period unless the employee
was formally disciplined for leave abuse
during the previous year
 Previously CSEA employees had a
waiting period based on bargaining unit
 Employees who were formally
disciplined may serve a waiting period
up to 10 days
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Less than Full-Time Employees
The Leave Adjustment Program for parttime salaried employees will now be
permanent
 HRS will send out further information to
the Time and Attendance record
keepers this fall
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Educational Leave
Management can allow an employee
whose position requires either a
certification or professional license (not
Class D Driver’s license) as a minimum
qualification up to 3 days of leave a year
to attend programs(s) required to attain
or maintain the license or certification
 Does not accumulate from year to year
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UUP Employees only
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The following information pertains to
UUP employees only
Health Insurance Eligibility
Part-time UUP professional and nonteaching faculty must earn the following
annual salary to be eligible for health
insurance, dental and vision benefits:
 $11,532 from 7/2/04 to 7/1/05
 $11,839 from 7/2/05 to 7/1/06
 $12,205 from 7/2/06 to 7/1/07
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How Annual Salary is Calculated
for Part-Time UUP employees
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Biweekly UUP employees:
– Multiply the biweekly salary by 21
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Hourly UUP employees
– Multiply hourly rate x FTE x 2088
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Calendar year
– Multiply full-time salary by FTE
Sick Leave Exchange Program
for UUP
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Program has been eliminated in this
contract
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